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Fingringhoe
Biodiversity
and
Access
Improvement
Plan
Acknowledgements
This
project
was
instigated
and
managed
by
CoastNet,
a
charity
working
in
coastal
areas.
Funding
was
provided
by
Natural
England,
through
the
Aggregate
Levy
Sustainability
Fund,
with
additional
funding
from
CoastNet.
In
‐
kind
contributions
were
provided
by
Thames
and
Colne
River
Aggregates
Ltd
and
the
people
of
Fingringhoe.
The
process
Access
Fingringhoe
is
a
project
instigated
by
CoastNet
and
funded
through
Natural
England
by
the
Aggregate
Levy
Sustainability
Fund.
The
fund
is
established
by
Defra,
a
government
department,
to
mitigate
the
various
impacts
of
quarrying
activity
and
to
enable
communities
and
wildlife
to
benefit
from
related
opportunities
that
arise.
This
Plan
is
one
of
the
project’s
principle
outputs.
It
sets
out
a
prioritised
selection
of
actions
which
have
been
formulated
to
improve
biodiversity
and
access
to
footpaths
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Fingringhoe
gravel
pits,
operated
by
Thames
and
Colne
River
Aggregates
Ltd.
Who’s
been
involved?
The
plan
has
been
developed
through
an
inclusive
process,
involving
three
mechanisms:
•
Presentations
and
discussion
with
the
Parish
Council
and
with
landowners
•
Public
events,
including
open
evenings
at
the
village
hall
and
nature
walks
to
identify
issues
and
opportunities
•
Expert
working
group,
involving
villagers
with
expert
knowledge
of
wildlife
and
access
issues.
CoastNet,
an
independent
charity,
has
facilitated
the
whole
process
and
provided
professional
support.
Statutory
agencies
have
been
informed
of
the
project
and
its
objectives.
Thames
and
Colne
River
Aggregates
have
provided
in
‐
kind
contributions.
Implementation
The
implementation
of
the
plan
will
fall
to
a
number
of
organisations.
Some
actions
are
the
remit
of
the
Public
Authorities.
Some
will
be
in
the
hands
of
specific
landowners.
Some
will
be
reliant
on
the
determination
and
energy
of
village
residents.
Each
action
is
designed
as
a
stand
‐
alone
task
that
can
be
completed
independently
of
other
tasks.
However,
as
a
whole
the
action
plan
identifies
a
coherent
set
of
biodiversity
and
access
improvements.
It
is
proposed
that
the
Parish
Council
act
as
the
central
information
point
as
to
which
actions
remain
outstanding
and
of
highest
priority.
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